Game-board.



No. 800,232. PATENTED SEPT. 26, 1905.

T. D. MQCDUSKEY.

GAME BOARDQ APPLICATION mum MAR. z, 1905.

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GAME BOARD. ,APIPLICIATIOIT FILED IKAT|Z..2,19Q5L 2 SEEBT EBT 2.

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' UNITED STATES. PATENT oinrron.

5 THOMAS D. MGOLUSKEY, OF HARVEY, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT ANDMESNE ASSIGNMENTS, OF PART TO JOHN SOHMAEDEKE AND WILLIAM SOHROEDER, OFBLUE ISLANQ, ILLINOIS.

GAME-BOARD.

Patented. Sept. 26, 1905.

Application fil d March '2, 1905. Serial No. 248,064.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS D. MoCLUsKnY,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Harvey, in the county ofCook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in GameeBoards, of which the margin for game-boards whichis susceptible of being drawn aside to clear the board, and

thus facilitate the playing of the game.

The invention also refers to the various other improvements hereinafterset forth.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure'l is a perspective view of agame-board embodying the features of my invention. Fig. 2' is a bottomplan View of said game-board. Fig. 3 is a vertical central sectionthrough the board. Fig. iis adetail sectional view through one of thepockets of the board.

In the construction of a game-board embodying the features of thisinvention I provide a board 1, preferably rectangular (in this instancesquare) in outline, and upon its upper and lower surfaces I lay outsuitable designs for playing the desired games. The corners of the board1 are cut away, as at 2, to give access to the pockets 3, which pocketsin this instance are formed frommetal, and are secured tothe board 1 atthe side edges and bottom of said pockets by means of tacks 4 and screws5, respectively. 'At the corners of the pockets and nearthe adjacentedge of. the board 1 are set pins 6, and over these pins and extendingalong the edges of the board are stretched endless bands 7 of rubber orother suitable elastic material. I

The under or reverse side of the board 1 is providedwith a centralpivotal stud 8, having a base-flange9, by means of which said stud isfixed upon said board. This pivotal stud 8 is adapted to enter a socket10 in a base 11 of suitable form to support the board and permit it toturn upon said stud 8. I

An arrow 12, having an opening 13 midway of its length, may be mountedon the stud 8 when the board 1 is inverted and certain games played uponthe reverse side of the board by means of said arrow, the base 11 beingremoved. Such games as pool, caroms, &c., are played upon the upper faceof the board, the pivot 8 being provided to permit the board to beturned to present the shots to the players inv the most favorable andconvenient position, and thus to save said players from moving in orleaving their seats. To facilitate shooting a carom that has come torest against one of the marginal bands 7, said band is stretched outwardand downward by the player withdrawing it temporarily from its normalposition. When the shot has been made, the band is released, and byreason of its elasticity it immediately resumes its usual position. Theelasticity of the marginalbands makes the more skilful or billiard shotspossible, and thus adds greatly to the interest of the game. By formingthe marginal bands in sections-that is, to say,

providing one for each side of the boardthey are the more easily kepttaut and are readily replaced when worn or broken.

While I have described the various parts of this board with someparticularity, it is clear that there may be a considerable variationfrom the precise constructions shown without departing from the spiritand scope of the invention. Wherefore I desire to have it understoodthat I do not wish to limit myself to theexact details herein set forth.

I claim as my invention 1. A game-board provided with pockets, twosupports located on each side of said board near said pockets, aseparate elastic cushion for each of the edges of said game-board, whichcushion comprises an endless elastic band'removably mounted upon saidsupports, whereby the said cushions may be freely flexed out.- wardlyfrom said board.

2.. .A substantially rectangular game-board, having pockets fixed to thecorners thereof, two supports located on each side of said board beingmounted upon said supports, whereby the said cushions may be freelyflexed outwardly from said board.

THOMAS D. MOOLUSKEY.

Witnesses:

G. A. TAUBERSOHMIDT, GEORGE L. CHINDAHL.

near said pockets, a separate elastic cushion for each of the edges ofsaid board, said cushion

